Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Asia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Laos: Minimum wage to be increased from 1st May 2023
With effect from 1st May 2023, the monthly minimum wage in the private sector will be increased from the current 1 …
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Kyrgyzstan: Full insurance premiums now payable for foreign workers.
Until recently, employers were required to pay only 3% of foreign work salaries into State insurance funds, provided that their employment was not classified as permanent …
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APAC: Slow recovery after the shocks of the pandemic
The ILO has just issued a comprehensive report on latest job trends across the APAC region …
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SE Asia: High economic growth rate showing signs of slowing
Although the leading economies in SE Asia have enjoyed a strong surge of activity since lockdowns were lifted, there are signs that growth is peaking and even on the way down …
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Papua New Guinea: New national employment policy launched
The country has recently launched its first National Employment Policy …
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Laos: Is this the next country to go the way of Sri Lanka?
The country of 7 …
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South East Asia: Taiwan warns of employment scams
Taiwan’s foreign office has warned that sections of the jobs market in Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar and Laos are being rapidly dominated by criminal gangs …
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Macau: Unemployment hits highest level since 2009
Unemployment rose to a 13-year high in three months to February 2022 …
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Kyrgyzstan: Living wage increased by 15.6% in Q2 2021
According to the latest figures from the National Statistics Committee, the average living wage per capita in Q2 2021 amounted to 6,332 …
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Asia: Vape bans
There is now a widespread ban against vaping in many SE Asian countries, with the toughest rules in Cambodia …
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Eurasia: State retirement schemes
One of the lowest profile trading blocs in the World is the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) …
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Asia: Asia-Pacific countries form world’s largest trading bloc (RCEP)
Ten ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam) have just joined together with five other countries (China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia) to form the largest trading bloc in the World …
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Colombia :: Disability rights
A case before the High Court of Justice – and subsequently the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice in 2020 – underlines the risks an employer takes if they seek to make an individual redundant should they be recognised as disabled …
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Tajikistan: Employment and old-age pensions to be raised by 15% beginning on September 1
With effect from 1st September 2020, old-age and employment pensions will be increased by 15%, whilst disability pensions will be raised by 50% …
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APAC: Trans-Pacific Partnership
The rehashed Trans-Pacific Partnership, which entered into force at the end of 2018, has remained a mysteriously silent force without a visible independent administration or website …
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